Chapter 55: Girl in Love

After dinner, the children played in the courtyard, while the adults sat in the courtyard, enjoying the cool breeze and chatting. Lu Cheng leaned back in his chair, gazing at the stars in the sky, and said to Lin Yuexi, “Yuexi, coming back this time, everything feels different. Although I’ve been gone for five years, the villagers are still so warm. It’s good to have you by my side.” Lin Yuexi wanted to say, “You realize it’s good to have me by your side now? What were you doing all those years? Poor original owner was tortured to death by your parents and siblings!” But she didn’t say it.

 Forget it! In a few days, the Lu family’s old house will be causing trouble again! This time, let him see for himself the true faces of his parents and siblings! That day, Lu Jingyi heard that her third brother had returned and came over on the pretext of visiting Lu Cheng. But when she saw Xiao Yichen, her eyes couldn’t be moved away. Lu Cheng only knew that Lu Jingyi was only sixteen years old, and wouldn’t have any thoughts, so he just introduced her to Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan, saying she was his sister, Jingyi. Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan also greeted her generously, introducing themselves.

That was the end of that. Everyone didn’t pay attention to this, but Lin Yuexi was sure that Liu Cuifang would come over to make trouble in a couple of days. However, she never expected that Lu Jingyi would set her sights on Xiao Yichen, and then something hilarious happened. It turned out that Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan were born and raised in the city, and had never experienced this kind of rural life. It was May, the season for transplanting rice seedlings. Although Lin Yuexi had returned, she had to take care of Lu Cheng and the two children, so she didn’t go to work.

When Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan heard this, they both volunteered to go to Captain Li’s place to report for duty, saying they wanted to go to the fields to transplant rice seedlings and earn work points for Lin Yuexi. Lin Yuexi was a little amused, but she couldn’t stop them, so she let them go. Captain Li knew that these two were sent by the capital to escort Lu Cheng, and knew that their backgrounds were definitely not simple, so he personally went to the field to guide them. When Lu Jingyi saw that Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan were going to the field to earn work points, she stopped going to school and also said she wanted to stay and earn work points for the family.

 Actually, ever since she saw them, Lu Jingyi’s heart had been like a lively little rabbit, constantly jumping. Especially Xiao Yichen, his deep eyes and tall figure were like a prince out of a storybook in Lu Jingyi’s eyes. So, when she heard that they were going to the fields to transplant rice seedlings and earn work points, she, who had never been very interested in transplanting rice seedlings, suddenly became lively.

 “Mom, I want to go earn work points too. I won’t go to school these days.” Lu Jingyi said to Liu Cuifang with courage. Liu Cuifang’s eyes widened when she heard this. This girl was always afraid of hard work and hardship, she had been clamoring to go to school to avoid work, how come she was so eager now? “You little girl, are you up to something again?” Before Lu Jingyi could answer, Li Xiuyin, who was beside her, seemed to see through everything.

She knew in her heart that her younger sister had taken a liking to the two young men from the city, thinking that if she could develop something further with them, their family would benefit. So, she quickly gave Liu Cuifang a wink and said, “Mom, since Jingyi wants to earn work points, let her go. It’s only a few days’ leave, it won’t affect her studies much.” Although Liu Cuifang was still a little confused, seeing Li Xiuyin’s look, she seemed to understand something and nodded in agreement.

After receiving permission, Lu Jingyi ran happily to the brigade headquarters to find Captain Li. Captain Li looked at this girl who usually didn’t touch anything with her delicate fingers, how could he guess the twists and turns in her mind? He just thought she had suddenly become sensible and wanted to contribute to the family, so he agreed without hesitation and arranged her to work in the same field as Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan. “Uncle Li, I will definitely work hard to transplant rice seedlings!

” Lu Jingyi was so happy that she almost jumped up, thinking to herself, now she had a chance to get close to them. On the day of transplanting rice seedlings, Lu Jingyi got up early on purpose, carefully combed her hair, and put on what she thought was her best dress, although in the eyes of others, it was just a plain coarse cloth dress, but in her heart, it had a different meaning. When she arrived at the field and saw that Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan had already rolled up their pants and were ready to go into the field, Lu Jingyi’s heart started to thump again. She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, and then followed them into the field.

 “Brother Xiao, Brother Gao, I’m here to help you!” Lu Jingyi shouted to them with a smile, her face beaming with a bright smile, trying to attract their attention with her enthusiasm. Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan saw her and smiled back kindly, saying, “Sister Jingyi, didn’t Brother Cheng say you were going to school? Why are you in the field too?” “I… I… I want to help lighten the burden on the family…” Lu Jingyi said, a little embarrassed. “Sister Jingyi is good! You’re so young and you know how to share the burden with the family.” Xiao Yichen said immediately. But he thought to himself, it seems Brother Cheng’s family is well-educated, even his sister is so sensible.

But Lu Jingyi had always been spoiled by Liu Cuifang and hadn’t transplanted rice seedlings much. How could she transplant rice seedlings? She imitated others, picked up a handful of rice seedlings, bent down, and tried to plant them neatly in the mud, but the seedlings in her hands were like disobedient children, either planted crookedly or floating on the surface of the water. “Oops!” Lu Jingyi accidentally slipped and almost fell into the field, causing laughter from the people around her. Her face instantly turned red, and she secretly glanced at Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan, finding that they were also looking at her, making her even more embarrassed. “Sister Jingyi, be careful.

” Gao Lechuan said with a smile, his tone tinged with concern. Lu Jingyi felt warm inside, and she felt that her clumsiness wasn’t so unbearable anymore. She gritted her teeth and secretly vowed to learn how to transplant rice seedlings, she couldn’t embarrass herself in front of them, she had to leave a good impression on them. So, she began to carefully observe the movements of Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan.

She saw that their movements were now very skilled, each rice seedling was firmly planted in the mud, arranged neatly. Lu Jingyi felt that by imitating them, she slowly found the knack, and her transplanting became more and more like theirs. As time passed, the sun rose higher and higher, and the scorching sun shone on the field, making people feel unbearably hot. Lu Jingyi’s forehead was covered in sweat, and her clothes were soaked through with sweat, but she had no intention of giving up.

She transplanted rice seedlings while finding topics to chat with Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan. “Brother Xiao, what do you usually do in the army every day?” Lu Jingyi asked curiously.

 Xiao Yichen smiled and replied, “Jingyi, you’re asking us, why not ask your third brother? We are your third brother’s soldiers…” “Brother Xiao, are you serious or joking? Does my brother really have such great abilities?” “Yes! Don’t look at him now that he can’t stand up, but before, none of us were his match.”